The information below is for anyone who had service administrative action taken against them as a result of a police caution between Dec 2008 and Sep 2011, and has left the forces. You may have grounds for a service complaint, and may wish to seek legal advice if administrative action had serious consequences for you. Members can consult BAFF.
The coroner's inquest is under way into the tragic deaths of Cpl James Dunsby, Trooper Edward Maher and L/Cpl Craig Roberts, experienced army reservists who took part in an SAS selection test on Pen Y Fan on July 13, 2013. While we await the outcome of the inquest in due course, it is difficult at this stage to agree with previous suggestions that investigations into these deaths have been excessive.
Read more: Brecon Beacons inquest: 'Too many investigations'? We don't think so
In the latest episode of his "Unreliable Evidence" programme on Radio 4, Clive Anderson and guests discuss "the controversial suggestion that the UK should withdraw from human rights legislation and re-instate 'combat immunity' to protect the British Army from legal action." The programme is available at the link below:
Read more: 'Unreliable evidence' programme discusses Human Rights on the Battlefield
- House of Lords debate on the Queen's Speech: Marshal of the RAF calls for Service Complaints Ombudsman legislation to be cancelled.
- Lord Craig of Radley believes the proposals lessen "the essential ethos of trust up and down the chain of command".
- He regards the reformed service complaints system as a "combat lawfare" issue.
Read more: Lord Craig of Radley: Cancel the Service Complaints Ombudsman legislation
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